Monthly Archives: November 2019

The Scholastic Book Fair Is Almost Here!!!

Today Grade 2 had the opportunity to hear about some of the books that we will have available at our Scholastic Book Fair from December 4-6.  The books they were most excited about (of course) are the Dav Pilkey offerings.  He has a great series for beginning readers called Dragon that they were all eager … Continue reading The Scholastic Book Fair Is Almost Here!!!

My Wonderful Experience with Student-Led Conferences

(This article was written a few years ago and is being re-posted here to share as a part of a twitter chat #2ndchat on Wednesday November 13th at 8 pm.) What a Grade 1 Student-Led Conference Might Look Like My daughter’s school holds student-led conferences once a year for all grades.  Last night, my husband … Continue reading My Wonderful Experience with Student-Led Conferences

Critical Pedagogy and Our North Stars

Over the past month I have been taking a course on a wonderful philosophy of education called Critical Pedagogy.  Critical pedagogy’s most influential theorist, Paolo Freire, compared the education system to banking.  In this banking model, teachers make deposits of knowledge which students bank for future use.  Because of this, students often approach their education … Continue reading Critical Pedagogy and Our North Stars